Milestones
Milestones covers awards, honors and major publications by faculty and staff. Send your items to Wisconsin Week, 19 Bascom Hall, or e-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu
Appointments
The Institute for Research on Poverty Executive Committee has approved the appointments of Meta Brown and Maurizio Mazzocco as affiliates of the Institute for Research on Poverty. Brown is an assistant professor of economics who researches the economics of marriage and the family, including the interplay between divorce and investment in children. Mazzocco is an assistant professor of economics who researches the impact of household composition on consumption and savings.
Erin Crawley is the new fellowships officer for the International Institute. Crawley studied and taught at Dortmund University, 1999-2000, as a senior Fulbright scholar, and worked in UW–Madison’s Women’s Studies Research Center.
Catherine Farry is the new assistant director for the European Studies Alliance. Farry served previously as the adviser for the International Studies major (formerly International Relations) at UW–Madison, 1998-2001. She has also studied and worked extensively in Europe.
Nancy Forster is the new associate director for the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program. Forster was a senior Fulbright scholar 1999-2000 at the University of Guadalajara-CUCSUR. She has teaching experience in interdisciplinary Third World development and sustainable development studies.
Mark D. Markel, professor of large animal surgery and chair of the Department of Medical Sciences at the School of Veterinary Medicine, has been named to the school’s newly created associate dean for advancement position. The position was created to lead the school’s programs in advancement and development. Markel will work to prioritize school needs and with the UW Foundation and the veterinary school’s development staff to design strategies and plans for fund raising to meet those needs.
Liliana Obregon has been appointed acting associate director of the Global Studies Program for the coming year. She is writing her dissertation for the S.J.D. from Harvard Law School. Her research focuses on international law, international legal history and Latin American history and culture.
Awards and Honors
Rob Carpick, assistant professor, Department of Engineering Physics, received the best overall presentation award at the American Society for Engineering Education’s annual meeting in June. The presentation, part of the mechanics division, was titled “An Animated Mechanics Classroom.”
Al McCoy has just been awarded the Philippine National Book Award for his book, “Lives at the Margin: Biography of Filipinos Ordinary, Heroic, Obscure” (Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2000).
Published
Elmer H. Marth, emeritus professor of food science, bacteriology, and food microbiology and toxicology, recently published “Milk, Microbes and Marth: An Autobiography.”
Gary Splitter, professor of animal health and biosciences at School of Veterinary Medicine, was presented with the Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence during the school’s Sept. 17 faculty meeting. The award, consisting of a plaque and a $1,000 honorarium, is presented annually to a faculty member chosen by the SVM Research Committee based on nominations made by each of the SVM’s five departments. The purpose of the Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence is to “foster innovative research, on which the scientific advancement of the profession depends, by recognizing outstanding research effort and productivity.”
Lawrence Wu and Barbara Wolfe, Institute for Research on Poverty affiliates, are the editors of “Out of Wedlock: Causes and Consequences of Nonmarital Fertility,” published recently by the Russell Sage Foundation. The volume’s 14 chapters are drawn from an IRP conference held in April 1999.
Grants
Harriet Black Nembhard, assistant professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, has received a two-year, $140,000 National Science Foundation grant to perform research on new methods for quality engineering. The goal of the project is to develop statistical models to efficiently monitor and adjust dynamic systems. These models will connect knowledge on experimental design and process improvement to improve the daily operation of manufacturing processes. Nembhard has also received $22,000 from Springs Window Fashions Division Inc. to help support application of the research.